Re: Israeli music

[Laura Allender <allender...>]

> > What made you decide on Hatikvah over HaTaklit? It always seemed to me that
> > HaTaklit had a better selection than Hatikvah.

> I needed to find a good mail-order store for Israeli music and people
> in SCJ recommended Hatikvah (I've never been to the store). I had been
> trying to find one in Chicago, but most "Judaica" stores carry a very
> small selection and they only have compilations (e.g.: "30 (or is it
> 50?) songs for Eyal") or only the most popular ones (e.g.: Ophrah
> Haza). Besides, they are usually priced around $11 or higher.

> In fact, I found out later that some of the Chicago stores order their
> records from Hatikvah and other stores in LA and they simply add a
> charge.

Hammakor Judaica on Dempster East of the Edens carries a nice selection of
tapes and cds as well as many other Jewish items.  I believe they
also have a mail order catalog.

> > Do you do Israeli folk dancing in Chicago?

> We did when my wife was working in one of the summer camps. Lately,
> however, we only dance around our 3 kids to keep them from killing
> each other!.

There is an excellent (read challenging) Israeli folk dancing group
that meets every Thursday night from 7:30 to midnight (the first hour
is reserved for teaching beginners) in Evanston.  The sessions are
usually held in Parkes Hall which is inside the big church on the South East
corner of Chicago and Sheridan.  (Or just North of Clark street on Chicago).

Laura

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